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Recognised as Colour

#A76AF9

  • #A76AF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A76AF9 is a violet with RGB values 167, 106, 249 and HSL 266°, 92%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A76AF9#A76AF9
HEX#A76AF9
RGBrgb(167, 106, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4157, 0.9765
RGB percentages65.5%, 41.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(265.6, 92.3%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 57.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK32.9%, 57.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,971,897
CSS custom property--colour: #A76AF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#589506

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2389FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F89F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9687A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 21Blue violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCF96A
Analogous#6A75F9, #EE6AF9
Triadic#F9A76A, #6AF9A7
Split complementary#F9EF6A, #74F96A
Tetradic#F96A75, #BCF96A, #6AF9EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#E1CCFD
Lighter +10%#C49BFB
Darker −10%#8A39F7
Darker −20%#6D0AF3
Darker −30%#5708C2
Darker −40%#410691
More saturated +25%#A664FF
Less saturated −25%#AA7DE6

Channel breakdown

R167
G106
B249
Red167 (65.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue265.59°
Saturation (HSL)92.26%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 6A · B F9

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